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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2003
Maria Theresa Barnes Leon, Fremont, CA (US);
Richard Mark Exley, San Carlos, CA (US);
Adam Sherman Christensen, Oakland, CA (US);
Caroline Muralitharan, San Jose, CA (US);
Lin Foong Lee, Fremont, CA (US);
Silvia Eva Tittel, Dietersheim, DE;
Nardo B. Catahan, Jr., S. San Francisco, CA (US);
Maria Theresa Barnes Leon, Fremont, CA (US);
Richard Mark Exley, San Carlos, CA (US);
Adam Sherman Christensen, Oakland, CA (US);
Caroline Muralitharan, San Jose, CA (US);
Lin Foong Lee, Fremont, CA (US);
Silvia Eva Tittel, Dietersheim, DE;
Nardo B. Catahan, Jr., S. San Francisco, CA (US);
Siebel Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A data model that allows for relationships between entities, also referred to as parties, to be modeled as attributes of an entity and for customization of the data model in a manner that facilitates upgrading of the data model. The data model defines a party class that includes a party identifier and a list of relationships of that party with other parties. The relationships may include represented-by relationships, customer-of relationships, contact-of relationships, or employee-of relationships. The party class can be sub-classed (i.e., be a base class for a derived class) depending on the type of party that is being model.